New Visconti 18K Bock nibs

[markh]

41 minutes ago, SpecTP said:

My HS bronze age has a palladium nib and it promptly went to Mr Bacas to get adjusted. Works wonderfully now.

 

When Visconti first started selling pens with palladium nibs they were called "Dreamtouch." For whatever reason they eventually dropped that designation.

 

IMO this was a good description - a nib that wrote with no pressure. If you like Pilot or Nakaya soft nibs, same general idea.

 

I really like them, and when I bought a Visconti while they were midway in their transition to gold I requested a palladium nib.

Everyone like different things.

 

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[TheDutchGuy]

8 hours ago, markh said:

 

…when I bought a Visconti while they were midway in their transition to gold I requested a palladium nib...

 

 

If I had to choose between the 23k Pd nib on my HS Midi or the 18k gold nib on my full-size HS, then I’d certainly pick the 23k. Both nibs were perfect straight out of the box, but the 23k offers something really special while the 18k does not (although the 18k is a good, well-made and pleasant gold nib). But I’m partial to companies that a) make their own nibs and b) give their nibs something special, to capture the spirit of the brand in the nib, so to speak. I think Visconti did that with the Pd nibs.

[Geert Jan]

Weren't the Visconti Pd nibs made by Bock?
I have two from the time that they were still labelled as Dreamtouch, and both work indeed as a dream...

[thott]

18 hours ago, markh said:

 

When Visconti first started selling pens with palladium nibs they were called "Dreamtouch." For whatever reason they eventually dropped that designation.

 

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May be due to price?